We Are Not Free
A Printz Honor Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 1, 2022
* NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * PRINTZ HONOR BOOK * WALTER HONOR BOOK * ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE HONOR BOOK * From New York Times best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes We Are Not Free, the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.
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- Who it’s for
- A teen-centered history read that pairs cultural literacy with a sustained narrative pull.
- Genres
- Asian American YA, 20th-Century US YA, Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Published
- HarperCollins, March 1, 2022
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* NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * PRINTZ HONOR BOOK * WALTER HONOR BOOK * ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE HONOR BOOK * From New York Times best-selling and acclaimed author Traci Chee comes We Are Not Free, the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II. Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco.
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Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted. Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps. In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.
History, Close Up
A teen-centered history read that pairs cultural literacy with a sustained narrative pull.
Come here for
- Asian American history, told through a teen lens
- Immersion with room for context
Expect
- Prejudice and civil rights themes
- Multigenerational perspective
Where it sits
| 20th-Century US YA | 57% |
|---|---|
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 52% |
| Asian American YA | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- Diverse YA Fiction
- Multigenerational YA Stories
- US Historical YA
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- Asian American YA
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Traci Chee
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 1, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age